Nito (footballer, born 1967)

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Nito
Personal information
Full name Adelino da Rocha Vieira
Date of birth (1967-07-05) 5 July 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Ponte da Barca, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1987 Ponte da Barca
1987–1990 Sporting Espinho
1990–1995 Belenenses
1996 Tirsense 14 (0)
1996–2002 Rio Ave 155 (2)
2002–2004 Valdevez
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adelino da Rocha Vieira, known as Nito (born 5 July 1967) is a former Portuguese football player.

He played 11 seasons and 285 games in the Primeira Liga for Belenenses, Rio Ave, Sporting Espinho and Tirsense.

Club career

He made his Primeira Liga debut for Sporting Espinho on 23 August 1987 in a game against Marítimo. [1]

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References

  1. "Game Report by ZeroZero". ZeroZero. 23 August 1987.